Racecards
13:37 Lingfield Park
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £10,700 added
- Winner: £5,651
- 2nd: £2,600
- 3rd: £1,300
- 4th: £651
- Form 11PPP/2
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 125
midfield, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, no impression before last
Ring O Roses
96- Form 9-234U2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey R P McLernon
prominent, ridden and chased leaders before 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on one pace run-in
- Form 13/413U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey G Sheehan
not always fluent, held up in rear, awkward 2nd, not fluent 3rd, smooth headway to dispute lead before 2 out, sustained duel with winner before last where not fluent, stayed on run-in, headed close home, held near finish
- Form 588-12
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey N F Houlihan
led, ridden and headed before 2 out, faded before last
- Form 442334/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Daire Davis
midfield, dropped to last before 3 out, ridden and tailed off before 2 out, soon pulled up
- Form 5274-43
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer A Irvine
- Jockey Philip Armson
midfield, headway to dispute lead before 2 out, sustained duel with runner-up before last where good jump, kept on well run-in, led outright close home, always holding on near finish
In depth
Formwatch
Tamar Bridge (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Raced in third, prominent before halfway, chased leaders from 3 out, took second 2 out, ran on run-in but always held by winner towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Pretending (10-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Ring O Roses 12-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead before 2 out, pushed along and led after 2 out, ridden and headed at last, kept on well under pressure run-in, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Cobra Queen (11-6) at Ballinrobe 2m 6f hcp gd in Sep.
Guard Duty 10-3fav (11-8) Led when hung left and bumped rival 1st, soon headed, led before next, jumped left and mistake 3rd, headed 5th, led approaching 7th when badly hampered by loose horse, carried right and unseated rider, at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Officer Of State 4-9fav (12-4) Led, hung right throughout, not fluent 5th, raced wide after 6th, hit 4 out, headed before 2 out where jumped right and awkward, kept on, ridden run-in, always held, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Zoran (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Militaire 4-1fav (11-11) Chased leaders, mistake 6th, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out until the last, weakened run-in, 4th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Bumpy Johnson (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Godot (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, slow jump 2nd, not fluent 3rd, headway after 3 out, went third 2 out, soon lost touch with leading pair, faded, 3rd of 6, 23 3/4l behind Craven Bay (11-11) at Kempton 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.